The smell upon entering is enchanting and enticing. I knew I had made the right choice with two steps in the door. The staff is nice. They helped me navigate the menu (which could be laid out a little clearer but just nitpicking). I made a few choices for myself and my wife. Had a nice conversation with the owner. He told me all about his family and how long they've been open. I'll be back for sure! read more

I came here for biryani, and that's what I got. The fish biryani is pretty good, it was more than enough for three people though I was by myself. My name is Rohan, and I look like a Rohan, so I didn't have to ask, it came nice and spicy. Service was quick, and the seating set up was a little different than some of the PICs here, I think they were set up for a big group. When I visited there were mostly singles and doubles. I don't like the use of disposable unrecyclable packaging and service ware, even if dining in. I would say the biryani here is...on point. read more

Inconsistent: Sometimes superb, sometimes bone city. At these prices, boneless means BONELESS

I brought my dad here for lunch while running errands. Things that stick out. No warning sign the palek paneer was spicy. Not just spicy HOT. We are not heat people, so it was an unpleasant surprise. Chicken biryani was mostly bone with a little meat. Like the scraps you leave after deboning. This must be a cooking style I'm unfamiliar with. The rice pudding was basically a soup with fruit. That was very tasty if not rice pidding. Soda & ice tea from cans only. No ice, the ice machine was broken. Soda was coldish. As much as I tried to find something redeeming the "rice pudding" was the closest I could get. It was runny but delicious. Service was adequate. read more

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My first time ever trying indian food. Its soo good. I ordered through doordash and got butter chicken, garlic naan and a mango smoothie.

Flavor is absolutely on point. I love Indian food and culture. The only negative for me is the quantity of meat v bone. I ordered the Sufiyani biryani. Sadly meet seeemed to be the missing ingredient! read more

My companion and I ordered Chicken Samosas. Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Onion Naan. The Chicken Tikka came with a side of naan. I had a Diet Coke and my friend ordered hot tea, which came in a styrofoam cup. The total came to just over $50! The Tikka consisted of two small drum sticks, scorched and partly inedible. On the plate was a slice of raw onion and some scraps of iceburg lettuce. The Butter Chicken, which came with rice, was a watery soup with some cubes of chicken in it. The taste was so-so. The samosas were OK. They were the smallest I've ever seen, about 2-1/2 inches across, deep fried in an egg roll skin. The naan breads were good, especially the onion one. I had to ask for a knife to cut my chicken. That took a while. The service was slow and indifferent. The young woman seemed to want to be anywhere else (I wondered if her family even pays her). We were the only customers in the place, but had to wait 10 minutes or more each time we needed something. We were clearly a bother. But halfway through the meal, she asked if we wanted the check. And asked twice more before we were done. My friend used her credit card and was given a receipt, but wasn't asked for a signature. I'm not sure whether this might be part of a scam. My friend found baked-on food on the rim of her plate. My plate had a chip that was dark gray. The bathroom was also grungy. I suspect that their dishwasher might be broken. Time for the health inspectors to pay them a visit! I've eaten in Indian and Pakistani restaurants in Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, and London, and never had a bad meal. I ate in small, modest places and in fancy restaurants, and the food was delicious, sometimes extraordinary. And I've never been to a South Asian restaurant that cost so much or cared so little about cleanliness! For shame! Go elsewhere! read more

Food was terrible, hair in food. The butter chicken was more like butter soup, with only 2 pieces of chicken. The Naan was burnt hard ans stale. It took over an hour for a take out order. The were visibly high. They served the Indian customers first. The over charged us. Never again. read more

Delicious food! Amazing service! Great atmosphere. It was a wonderful first time experience and an amazing second time. I definitely recommend. 8.5/10 read more

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The chicken korma curry was inedible. It was a whole chicken breast sitting in a broken and badly separated gravy. The naan was garlicky cardboard and the saffron rice was just dry and flavorless. The only edible part of our meal was the chicken 65, which was just average. Total cost for this disappoint? $65. read more

I ordered the shrimp biryani, and what I got with a Styrofoam container, full of rice with only six shrimp in it. The rice was extremely spicy for not being a spicy dish, and I like spicy food personally, but this would be way too spicy for the average individual. They were only six shrimp, and the shrimp were not peeled. And they were buried in the plate. So you find them by eating a spoonful of rice and having a crunch and now you have to peel the shrimp while you're trying to enjoy your meal. Even the sauces were bland and lack the typical robust flavor of typical Indian food dishes. on top of all of that the cost of the plate was $20. You tell me. $20 for a Styrofoam container full of extremely spicy rice with only six shrimp and bland flavorless sauces? Yeah, this one was a poor choice on my part. I should've listened to the other negative reviews. I read before giving them the benefit of the doubt. read more

Great service and huge portions! I have not tried much Indian food but this tasted delicious to me. It was spicy and flavorful. Can't wait to try out more of the menu. read more

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The WORST quality of Indian food. Thoroughly disappointed. The subji were all loaded with gravy and not much else. I had 5 cubes of paneer in the mater paneer. I poured out the gravy in my butter chicken to actually see any pieces of chicken. The chole channa tasted like unloaded an entire container of salt into it (which is saying a lot since my wife loves salt). Will never eat here again read more

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Great Hindu food. Chicken biryani was off the charts. Definitely will biryani was off the charts. Definitely will be back fast. Taste great. Great service. Fast service. Awesome ambiance. Like I said, definitely will be back to try out this Hindu food again. One of a kind Bhenchod food read more

First off, let me say that this place has some delicious butter chicken! It's not very spicy but I might have a higher tolerance for spicy foods, but it was really good, chicken is very tender and sauce was great. Only negatives - I absolutely do not recommend dining in here - come on, you don't have free cups of water? Made me pay for $3 bottles of water and rice is not free with entrees - another $4 per rice, kind of lame since most Indian places give it for free with entrees. Also, they have no real air conditioning in the restaraunt so it's very hot in the summer, our server (who was nice) gave us a fan to use in my picture below, but they need to get some actual AC for those Chicago July's, so overall, food good but overpriced experience. read more

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The food was fantastic. Super fresh, flavored well, and my in laws love coming here because it's halal and authentic. The owner, I think, was working by herself and was super kind, making sure that each table was tended to. read more

Stopped for dinner while running errands and was sorely disappointed. Ordered mutton korma, chicken biryani, garlic naan, chicken and veggie samosas and two mango lassi. All pretty basic and I think pretty safe bets for a restaurant I'd not tried before. I asked for ice water, and was told we could only have bottled water, which I think is odd, but brushed it off. The samosas came out and were probably the only part of my entire meal that was decent. The mutton korma was honestly almost offensive. It almost seemed like it was scraped from the bottom of the pot, and of the 5-6 pieces of "mutton" in the bowl, 4 were just bone. I've eaten mutton and am aware there is often a lot of bone to work around, but this wasn't even the case. There were bones with zero meat, just cooked bones. In the end, I'd say that there was less than 2 tablespoons of meat in the entire serving. The sauce separated to the point there was a pool of oil, some overcooked sauce that separated into clumps and the bones. I let the server know that this was the case, and she apologized, and that was the end of it. She offered another serving to go, but I was so put off, I declined. The chicken biryani was pretty flavorless and the chicken seemed like it had been reheated and buried under a serving of rice. Nothing too notable other than it being boring. When we were done, and received the check, I noted that there was no line for me to tip. The server said they only accept tips in cash. Thankfully I had a $20.00 bill in my wallet, but I almost never carry cash, so could have been left in a very awkward position if I hadn't. I hate to complain, and feel terrible leaving a negative review about a small business. My stepfather (who was from India) and mother owned an Indian restaurant in NYC and I grew up eating a lot of Indian food in my childhood. This was my son's first time trying Indian food and it was not a good experience to the point that I'm sure he'll be hesitant to have it again. I hope that someone else's first experience isn't negated by a poor choice in restaurant. read more

Very small portions. Everything is a la carte. Butter chicken tastes whitewashed. Will not be ordering again

This used to be our go-to spot, but lately quality has been hit or miss, at least for carry-out. The last time, half of our order was actually inedible...the naan was flat, burned, and dried out and I couldn't even eat more than a few bites of the haleem, which was a super spicy, unappetizing meat slurry/porridge. I was also disappointed in the butter chicken and tikka masala, which were mostly soup with a few pieces of chicken. On a positive note, the Chicken 65 is consistently solid, although it can be really oily. Their prices seem to have gone up considerably and the past few times have been so disappointing that I'm reluctant to return. read more

Well, it was fine. I had a craving for Indian food but I wanted to stay in the area. Nothing impressive. What is in the picture and a serving of Aloo Gobi (stewed vegetables), no drinks totalled $42. The rest rooms are appalling - dirty, no soap, no paper towels. read more

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Very friendly service. However that's not enough for me. This is the 3rd time I have tried this place. Last time was before COVID. So I figured I'd give it another shot. I have been craving Indian food for a while now so I decided to give this place another try. I was extremely disappointed. The butter chicken had 4 small cubes of chicken and was in very runny sauce. The flavor was lacking. How can they charge $17 for butter chicken that can't even feed 1 person? The chicken 65 biryani had a more than 4 pieces of chicken however the rice was over cooked and lacked flavor. The mango lassi was room temperature. So it did not satisfy my craving. I think the only thing I actually enjoyed was the garlic naan but even then it wasn't very fluffy. Sadly I won't be returning here. I have a 3 strike policy. The money spent $49 was not worth it. I guess I'll be headed over to Devon for authentic Indian Food. read more

I really wanted to like this place, but the food was unfortunately mediocre at best. The chicken masala was overpriced, lacked seasoning, and the chicken was tough. On top of that, the portion size was extremely small. I maybe had 8 pieces chicken and a very runny sauce more reminiscent of Frank's Hot Sauce than chicken masala. The chicken biryani was also disappointing. The rice was flavorless while the chicken was just okay. Altogether, I don't think we'd be back. The prices are too high, portions are small, and everything we ordered was seriously lacking in flavor. read more

This place is so delicious. They give big portions, and all the spices blend well together. For the price, I think it's worth it. The reason I have 4 stars is because the service isn't amazing. I have gone quite a few times and there isn't really a waitress so much as a person who takes your order and runs it to the back and then is never to be seen again. We had to ask for our drinks twice. But the food is absolutely amazing. I would just order out if that stuff bothers you being in the restaurant, I've done that a lot too. read more

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They don't have any AC, food takes like 45mins.... It's completely unacceptable and if I would have known this I would have never came. This is a 1star hands down!! read more

As far as the flavors of the food we ordered go, things were quite tasty. The service was a bit slow (perhaps the fellow was new). The portions seemed good, but when you scooped out, say, the chicken tikka, you had 5 pieces of chicken. The sauce was good on the rice, but the quantity of meat meant that these were really not for sharing unless you ordered multiple. read more

I really needed a hit of that spice, and they hit my hot bone. I think It may be best to order in person, because it was easier to communicate in person. I feel good, and really enjoyed this food. Will shop again. thank you, habibi. read more

I would never go there again. Their food is very spicy and very salty. Most items taste like they have been make long back. They just reheat and serve it seems like. read more

Great tasting food but when they give you like 5 pieces of chicken kinda not worth the price, at that rate your paying for the sauce. Other than lack of chicken, food was really good and flavorful. For reference: Your order details: 2 x Samosa 2 Pieces Type Vegetable 2 x Chicken Masala 2 x Rice 4 x Tandoori This was to feed 2 adults and 2 children. Other Indian restaurants get us through with left over chicken. read more

Had delivery from Uber eats. Beef Nihari Flavor: excellent There were only a few small pieces of meat swimming in gravy. Luckily, I ordered garlic naan, since this is the first time I've ever ordered this dish and was not given rice. It was incredible. How little meat they included. So for 30+ dollars on Uber eats I'm still hungry. No rice and like I said, thank goodness I ordered garlic naan. read more

I ordered two items, seekh kabab and nihari. portion was very small, nihari was all soup with few small pieces of meat. seekh kabab was burnt n stale and very small piece for the amount the charged, &17.99 15.99 ridiculous, no raita, or garnish for nihari, very dissapointed and food was tasteless, not even enough to feed one person, altogether my bill was almost $40. Naan was store bought naan, not fresh. when I called them, the guy wouldn't listen and argued back and kept repeating same, would not recommend. not worth it. read more

We just ordered two meals from the place (we have been ordering from them for years), order was $55 dollars and this is what we received. Two small pieces of fish and two pieces of chicken!! No rice or sides were included. I understand that businesses (especially food businesses) are hurting after Covid but it doesn't give them the right to rip customers off like this. Idk what has changed with this place. I obviously won't order from them ever again and I advise anyone who values their money to avoid the place at all costs. read more

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let me start by saying my review is not based on the quality of service, but on the quality of food, they claim to be Pakistani and Indian so we order two dishes, and let me just say it was the WORST FOOD ! I have never had, I was asking myself how they can serve this. which doesn't even resemble the actual dishes everything was done in such a manner that it actually was kinda repulsive, service was alright the hostess was the server as well and the helper didn't speak a word of English but she was humble and attentive so that made up, but not enough for the awful food, and the only ok things were mango lazy and the nam bread that seems fresh read more

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Stopped here after Great America and this is a way better choice than eating at the park. There was confusion when we came in on whether this was a fast casual restaurant or a sit down restaurant. It's a sit down restaurant. I ordered the chicken kabob plate. The chicken was tender, the rice was great (huge plate) and the salad was delicious. Service was good. I'd go back for sure! read more

Haven't had Indian food since I was in Kolkata in late 2012. Just moved to the area in December and have wanted to try it out. We got chicken samosas, chicken tika, chicken biryani, garlic naan, onion naan, and gulab jumun. Everything was AMAZING! The spices in the samosas immediately took me back to my visit. Will be returning customers for sure read more

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It is adequate. The bitter chicken was especially bland and maybe had 5 pieces of chicken in the sauce. The naan was burned and tasteless despite the garlic and onion. Fried beef was spicy and good. Warning: it is very very spicy! The quality has declined over the past three years much to our disappointment. read more

Nice to find an Indian restaurant near the mills, because one can only endure so much food court orange chicken. The place is small, but clean. Our plates and glasses, spotless. The man helping us was kind of distracted, blunt, and bored, forcing out a fake smile and/or snicker when I tried to break the ice and be funny. The man I observed helping someone out who never had Indian food before, however, did a stellar job explaining everything and making newcomers feel comfortable. Surely he was the owner or related to the owner. He was so enthusiastic, kudos my good man. We ordered mutton biryani, frontier gosht, and chicken 65. The food is Hyderabadi style. Everything in the mutton biryani from the spices to the traditional onion salan (hyderabadi biryani gravy) was very good. The frontier gosht was my favorite, piping hot and plenty of gravy. I personally consider chicken 65 an appetizer or snack versus an entree, though all items came out at the same time. It had that distinct curry leaf flavor that I was looking for. I'm curious to try their lunch items as they have sandwich items such as shawarma, gyro, even a chicken 65 sandwich. All in all, I'm both releaved and happy that authentic Indian food is available up in the northern burbs. A complimentary tip: Don't suff yourself with biryani, and then sit in a Six Flags ride. You're welcome. read more

Biryani Pointe's food is delicious. Recommend it to everyone! During this COVID-19 stay at home time they deliver thru delivery services and help to bring diversity to your dinner menu. Recently I ordered dinner thru Grubhub. Their service kept pushing the delivery back hours due to a lack of drivers. When I called the restaurant the owner delivered my family's order himself. With that simple act - he has my loyalty to his restaurant. If you're considering this restaurant, CHOOSE IT! The food is amazing. And they care about their community. My favs are garlic naan, butter chicken and samosas. read more

If you're not ready for Indian culture, this is not the place for you. This is as authentic as you can get without traveling... well maybe not that authentic but you get my drift. The food was great. The service was great despite that feeling that you're not accurately communicating your needs due to the language barrier. We ordered a platter and I was slight disappointed because it lacked the saucey-ness I associate with Indian food. But that's all my fault because I'm a novice. But they were gracious, accommodating and did I mention the for was good. read more

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Three words sum my experience here, "bone-in-chicken". Drumsticks and thighs. Flavors ok, but very forgettable. Samosa was good. Aloo Gobi pretty good. read more

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I'm happy there's a new legit Indian restaurant in the area. Food is good. Price is reasonable. The workers are friendly. Definitely coming back here to get my fix. read more

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